King James Version
Genesis 16:7 in the King James Version says “And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.”
Genesis 16:7 · KJV
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee . And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. as: Heb. that which is good in thine eyes dealt: Heb. afflicted her
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
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“found her”
H4672properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
“And the angel”
H4397a messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“by a fountain”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“in the wilderness”
H4057a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“by a fountain”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“in the way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
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